Lumine walked slowly out of the alley, holding her waist.
Of course, she would be back later. Xinyan would likely be immobile today, so Lumine still needed to take care of her.
Actually, even for a first time, given Xinyan's physique, she shouldn't have been reduced to needing Lumine's care.
But Lumine had been too unrestrained last night and couldn't control herself this morning either.
It made her feel a bit off herself, let alone Xinyan, who had been silently enduring it all.
"Sigh, seriously, why did it suddenly turn out like this…?" Lumine sighed, feeling troubled.
She hadn't done anything, hadn't eaten anything strange… food?
Lumine suddenly stopped, blinking.
Thinking carefully, when it came to food, she seemed to have eaten something out of the ordinary these past two days.
It was all food Xiangling had specially prepared for her with ingredients she found, saying it could help Lumine "regulate her body."
Lumine had indeed felt it was effective that night, and the next morning, Xiangling also prepared the same things for her, just with a different cooking method.
Could it be related to this?
Lumine stroked her chin, and the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
One must know that even ordinary food could be influenced by her to become special ingredients comparable to aphrodisiacs, let alone ingredients that inherently had special uses. Perhaps when she ate them, the effects would multiply several times over.
"Forget it, let's go to Wanmin Restaurant first." Lumine sighed slowly. Anyway, what happened had happened, and thinking too much was useless. She just needed to be a little more careful in the future.
Lumine walked straight towards Wanmin Restaurant. She hadn't returned home all night and hadn't told Shenhe. She wondered if he would be worried…
Xinyan's house wasn't too far from Wanmin Restaurant, and Lumine quickly arrived at the entrance of Wanmin Restaurant.
It was still early, but Wanmin Restaurant was already bustling with people.
They all seemed to be busy workers.
Lumine quickly spotted the tall figure bustling among the crowd.
Wanmin Restaurant started work very early, and Shenhe seemed to have come to work as soon as it opened.
Since there were no seats inside, Lumine simply stood at the entrance and watched for a while.
It seemed that Shenhe was quite adaptable to this job. Not only did he remember all the dishes ordered by each customer clearly, but he could also carry several plates at once.
He was incredibly steady, and the speed of serving dishes was very fast. Chef Mao and Xiangling's cooking speed couldn't keep up with his serving speed.
In the past, Chef Mao and Xiangling would cook together, and then Xiangling would deliver the food. Now with Shenhe, it seemed that the father and daughter were a bit more relaxed.
"Hmm?" Shenhe seemed to notice Lumine's gaze. He looked up in confusion.
Upon realizing it was Lumine, Shenhe's expression remained largely unchanged. He simply nodded at Lumine, then pointed to a corner inside the room.
Lumine followed the direction of Shenhe's finger and saw a customer who had just finished eating and seemed about to leave.
Lumine also hurried over and sat down immediately after the person left.
"Lumine," Shenhe went back to work for a while, and only when he had completely finished his tasks did he slowly walk over.
"You didn't come back last night." Shenhe held a teapot and teacup, placing them on Lumine's table.
Then he began to clear away the bowls and chopsticks left by the previous person.
"Hmm…" Lumine nodded, her expression somewhat complicated.
Shenhe's tone wasn't like an interrogation, but Lumine still felt a sense of pressure.
Although it wasn't the first time, Shenhe looking at her like that still made her feel a little guilty.
"Something special happened… it's a bit hard to explain." Lumine stammered.
She really wanted to say it was an accident, but it wasn't good to blame Xiangling's food like that.
Besides, this matter hadn't been concluded yet; it might be due to other reasons.
Sigh, such a mysterious physique really was troublesome.
Lumine picked up the teacup Shenhe handed her and took a sip.
"Oh, I understand." Shenhe nodded.
"Yesterday, I originally wanted to look for you, but Hu Tao said not to worry, you must be sleeping on some woman's belly."
"Pfft—cough cough, although that's accurate, don't be so blunt, and there are so many people here." Lumine spat out a mouthful of water, then quickly said.
One must know that Shenhe was so beautiful, and although his expression was very cold, giving off an aloof vibe.
Still, countless people had their eyes on him, observing his every word and action.
Fortunately, Shenhe's voice when chatting with her wasn't too loud.
"Anyway, it's an accident, all accidents. Um… can I order now?"
"Yes, but Xiangling said if you came, she would specially prepare a 'nutritious meal' for you." Shenhe nodded, then said with some hesitation.
"Or do you want something else?"
"No, I'll have that nutritious meal, and then some ordinary breakfast to go. I need to pack it." Lumine shook her head.
She suspected it was the nutritious meal prepared by Xiangling, but she had no concrete evidence, so she planned to test it herself again.
As for the other ordinary breakfast, that was for Xinyan.
"Okay, I'll tell Xiangling." Shenhe nodded and then walked towards the back kitchen.
He didn't ask much, and Lumine also felt a slight relief.
Shenhe didn't make Lumine wait too long. He quickly came out again, and Xiangling followed behind him, holding the packed food.
"Here, this is your nutritious meal, and this is breakfast… By the way, who did you conquer this time? Do I know them?" Xiangling had clearly heard about Lumine from Shenhe and asked curiously.
It seemed she was already used to Lumine doing similar things.
Although she wouldn't go as far as Ningguang and Lumine, who always tried to send women to Lumine, she didn't have much objection to such matters either.
Moreover, if it was someone she knew, Xiangling would actually be very happy.
"Um, it's Xinyan. Do you know… her?"
"Of course I know her! We're good friends!" Xiangling said with a smile, "I never thought you'd have something like this happen with Xinyan."
"Accident, it was all an accident! And this matter might even be related to you…" Lumine's voice was a bit soft for the last part.
"Huh? Related to me??" Xiangling tilted her head in confusion.
"Yes, this matter isn't confirmed yet. I'll know after I do an experiment today." Lumine nodded, then looked at Shenhe, "Sorry, Shenhe, I might not be able to come back tonight either…"
"It's fine, go do what you want to do." Shenhe didn't mind. Although he had a taste for Lumine, he also knew that he couldn't monopolize Lumine forever.
Besides, his cultivation had indeed increased a bit too quickly these past few days, and he also needed some time to adapt and digest it.
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